[8], 28 leaves, [1] folded leaf of plates : 20 cm (4to)

Eusebio Kino criticised Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora's: Exposito philosophica adversus cometas [this Latin edition cannot be traced], printed in Madrid, 1681. Cf. Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus

In turn, Sigüenza y Góngora replied to Kino with his: Libra astronomicay philosophica, which was printed in Mexico City, 1690. Cf. Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus

Signatures: pi⁴ (pi1 verso blank) [sec.]⁴ A-G⁴ (A2 missigned A3) (G4 verso blank)

Includes a woodcut printer's vignette of the Virgin Mary on the title page; head and tail pieces; initials

Includes a folded engraved illustration of the path of the Kirch comet engraved by Antonio Ysarti with title: Delineacion y dibvjo de las constelaciones y partes del cielo por donde discvrrio el grandioso cometa que el año de 1680. por los meses de noviembre y diciembre y el de 1681 por los meses de Heneroy Febre se ha visto en todo el mundo con la descripcion del curso y movimiento proprio que este cometa tuvo cada uno de los dias qve dvro, bound before leaf 1 recto. The great comet of 1680, also called C/1680 V1, Kirch's Comet, and Newton's Comet, has the distinction of being the first comet discovered by telescope. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1680 and became one of the brightest comets of the 17th century

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